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A little mom & pop pharmacy action, clearance end-cap at 25% off. Helm's Deep - $97.49 Rancor Pit - $44.99

Here are a couple of models. One new, the other a little less but still good. Castle Grayskull by Letranger Absurde Castle Grayskull by David Frank

I really have to ask. How is this Lego fault? they made a perfect reproduction of the Falcon in the new movie. This is JJ's decision to reuse the Falcon not Lego. This is like when people blamed Lego for making a toy that looks like a religious site. When all they did was copy Jabba's palace from a movie made in 1983.

Not a ton of minifigures in the display but it does take that one scene from the original promo with the Millennium Falcon soaring past a couple TIE Fighters only in this case (literally) just one. New TRU SW Display Case

I have build the Grievious and Vader yesterday and i am pleasantly surprised! They are very big, detailed and looks great! Also the builds are quite challenging.

When I first saw the leaked images of this set, it was a "you've got to be kidding me" moment. Then I saw the official images and I thought "these just might have some potential". Seeing these in person and being able to hold them in hand has won me over. I have no problem placing a small bet on a seasonal theme like Halloween. I figure I'll be wishing I had bought more, not less.

To all of our Brickpicker customers, I hope that I can answer any and all questions and put any concerns to rest here. I will include photos of strip-style boxing for a different series at the bottom of this message. 1. In our many years of experience, strip-style boxes always receive the exact same 60 minifigures that a display box receives. 2. For those who are concerned that the box will have a different resale value, that simply has not been true in our experience either. A buyer's primary concern is that the box is factory sealed and contents are guaranteed. With this packaging, both of these concerns are still put to rest. This series has still received the highest demand of any series we have had yet, and we are still keeping our prices raised as we did because we know this packaging will not stall demand. 3. If anyone would like display packaging, we will be ordering that once we sell out of this shipment. However, we purchased enough to last until Halloween, so display boxes will not be sold in our store until Christmas time. I also want to note that our pre-order price will almost certainly not be offered again on this series. I hope to convey my sincerest apologies for this inconvenience. I know that consistency with the agreement is one of the important elements in a pre-order. However, I hope that I can also answer any questions and concerns here. We could have made the choice to reject the supply and send it back for the correct packaging, but because we know that timeliness is the most important factor in the pre-order, and the value would remain unchanged, the decision was made to accept the goods in the packaging our suppliers were given. Once again, all contents remain the same. The shipment date estimate remains unchanged. The value is unchanged. And most importantly, this is still the best series to invest in yet. Please DM or comment and I will do my best to answer any and all questions as soon as possible. Kind regards, Jon

Built Vader last night after a long SW flipping day. Nice build, lots of big molded / angled parts making the cost seem worth it. Vaders head is prebagged and its a large nice quality cape. Lots of poses and movements with the ball joints. Not your typical LEGO build at all but still pretty cool. Might do Grievous out of the line as well.

Rattler VTOL Weather Dominator & Destro Firebat with Avac Fang Water Moccasin Stinger Hiss Ferret Hisstank H.A.V.O.C. Night Raven stealth plane Raider + Persuader Ace with Skystriker Cobra Commander

Hello all, I wanted to say high to everyone. Most people probably don't know me as I was one of the newer(ish) members to join about 2 plus years ago. Anyways, I still buy and sell Lego even though my current avenue of work has been WWII mocs for World War Brick which was held in Minneapolis. (Went to that one for my third straight year.) They also hosted WWB out of state in Anaheim, CA and Hartford, CT in 2015 as well. If want to check out some of my builds, please check out my Flickr account which is vikings_football28. (Link.) On a side note, we are doing a Lego Cologne On The Rhine Collab next year for WWB 2016. This collab depicts the famous Pershing vs. Panther duel in downtown Cologne, Germany on March 6th, 1945. The size is currently planned to be 96 studs wide and 144 studs long. We are looking for three more contributors to construct ruined buildings or send parts needed to construct the buildings. (The parts should be tan or dark grey in color. The pieces will be shipped back after the convention.) We have a Flickr group that will have the exact specs of each persons' building and other important planning information.) Thanks, Darth

I would like to thank Jon from Minifigures Plus for responding with images of what we should expect. I for one will keep my order as it was. I might even buy more. Having a sealed box of these sets mean very little difference (if any) if the sets will arrive in a LEGO shipping box as shown above. This is not the Mr. Gold Series 10 CMF sealed box which could mean something. These figures will be worth more broken down anyway, so there is no real reason not to buy it. I also get the feeling these might be hard to come by very soon, so cancelling the order is risky IMO.

Got a close look at the new snow speeder, troop transport and rens ship. IMO they're bland, no character, just a pile of grey bricks. The minifigs are a plus.

76019 Starblaster Showdown. Now if I am honest, I primarily wanted the set for the parts (the dark blue cockpit is only available here plus the dark blue long hinge plates & curved slopes also extremely limited) and guns. However I was curious how the Starblaster spaceship would look in real life and its looks pretty darn good. I actually built the set backwards beginning with bag #2 containing Star Lord, the Sakaaran and his (?) pint-sized craft which turned out to be decent considering the size and low count of pieces. The wings can swivel about but unfortunately I do not recall what way they properly went in the film. Star Lord is one kickass figure. His signature helmet is very well done (fits perfectly without making his head seem large) and exclusive to the set attire printing is sweet with potential in cyberpunk MOCs I think. The Sakaaran soldier is amazing in detail and clever of LEGO making the two faces completely different which will add some variety should one acquire a sizable platoon of these. It is definitely going on my personal list of favorite minifigures and I really want to find something grand to put him in. Now onto the actual main centerpiece of the Starblaster and its Nova Corps Officer pilot in bag #1. Wow, this sucker looks ready for the sky between the nice choices of color and that superbly stylish profile. The cockpit itself is rather roomy and considerably barren with only a 1x2 slope on the floor as the monitor so detail inside is low but it does make pulling the pilot in & out easy. There are a couple standard flick missiles arming the bottom of the craft in this case though they do add some detail to an otherwise flat surface. Major highlight would be the engine area making excellent usage of all those hinged parts. Spread them wide like a flower for that energy net maneuver or whatever it was called in that one scene or close them up tight for super sleek soaring. Point short, this spaceship looks great from every angle. Oh right, the Nova Corps Officer has great printing to go with the special headgear. It seems a shame that helmet may not see usage in the future. It might with a different color pattern I suppose but is particularly specific to the character similar to the X-Wing and its pilot's helmet. Overall this was a nice set to build in a jiffy with a fair amount to offer. My only possible critique is I think LEGO did themselves a disservice by having you build the Starblaster then the Sakaaran and his ship because anything after the main course (Starblaster) would feel weak regardless. On that note I am glad I did things the way I had. While only the Starblaster is sizable of a craft easily dwarfing the Sakaaran's, both are fun to swoosh like crazy. Yeah that's right. I swooshed them like a little kid; even chased one of the cats for a bit. Ha. Anyway considering the parts such as getting two different canopy types in a cheap set and as I mentioned beforehand rare select dark blue parts to boot, cool characters (great for army building or creating custom figures), and one great spacecraft with a bonus 'dingy' (ha), I'm lovin' it.

I built the new episode VII TIE fighter last night/early this morning and I gotta say, I really like this set. I don't have any of the previous TIEs to compare it with but it was a fun build, it's solid, and l really like the look of it--the red on black really pops. The price per piece on this set is out of whack, as many have pointed out, but it was the one that really jumped out at me when I saw the new sets and to me, the hoses on the pilot helmets and the translucent/printed fuselage pieces are worth the extra coin. That said, if you're more patient than I am I'm sure you'll be able to pick it up on sale at some point.

http://www.thebrickfan.com/lego-star-wars-the-force-awakens-first-order-special-forces-tie-fighter-30276-image/

Translation: you are gambling. We all are. You can have good hunches and well (or not so well) educated guesses, but at the end of the day, we are essentially gambling. Just like purchasing stocks. If you invest quietly and carefully over time you can do well, if you take the "mutual funds". Trains. Ships. The stuff that everybody knows you can hold for a couple years and cash in on. Ok, sometimes that plan even bites you (see winter village toy store). But when it comes to CMF's or Mixels, you're essentially betting on penny stocks. Hold them you long and the sleazy folks who slice open bags at my local walmart will undersell you and walk away laughing. Sorry. I should go to bed, I'm low on sleep anyhow, I guess I'm just trying to say that this is a volatile market, so you just have to be aware that the only certain thing seems to be that everything constantly changes. Sometimes we take one on the chin, and sometimes we knock it out of the park...

Hmm, I wonder if the Werewolf was involved in the fight against the Duplo invasion (cf the LEGO Movie) Nah the CMF 13 Unicorn girl is not that tall

can we move on from buying and returning and get back on topic?

These are $3.99 each, right...?

Built the new Millennium Falcon today. The previous version of the ship 7965 was the set that brought me out of my dark ages and I LOVE that set. Although I thoroughly enjoyed building this newer version it is so close to the previous version that it left me wanting more from the set in building technique variation or a more detailed interior to really set it apart from its predecessor. However, the figure selection is excellent and I do like the newly designed front areas of the ship. I also had a great time at the midnight TRU when I purchased the ship and this will make a great souvenir for that evening. I am looking forward to building Kylo Ren's shuttle later this week which will hopefully feel more "new" as a set.

Excellent news. Only bought 2 of 7965 and held back from building one... I know what I will be doing this weekend.

I love love love the Simpsons. I watch new episodes when they are being broadcase - last season. That being said,I'm totally unsure of how these will be as an investment. So far demand has just not been there. Guessing that Simpsons house is underhoarded, so that part of the equation may be in the investors favor but its just not at all clear to me how much demand there is. compare that to Star Wars where there is just an amazing energy and interest. Hard to justify putting a lot of equity towards a theme like Simpsons when you have other options like modulars, star wars UCS, Tumbler, Ferris wheel, ideas (ecto wall) even considering the increased competition. the growth of new fans in Star Wars will be several orders of magnitude higher than Simpsons' fan growth. obviously you can see my bias here towards Star Wars... Not a bad idea to have a few of the Simpson's sets - I think each new set that comes out will bump the value of previous ones, but I think going deep on this theme is much much less a sure thing than other options.

So, you're saying these will take up less space in storage & to order more...

Glued pieces definitely destroy some of the value, in my opinion.

or maybe just went to the bathroom 75049 back in stock for shipping online at target and amazon .

Great...now only if we knew who the mini figs were (Not just their names)

For anyone still wishing to continue the debate on smooshing practices and/or the subject of "new or used" can do so over in the "Ethics, Investment Methods and Practices" thread. All such posts here have been moved over there and so should any further discussion. I like the sound of that.

comparison photoshoot 7965 and 75105 https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=pcb.879677092100762&type=1 Got to say that for kiddies, the added value of the new missile shooters is the main selling point.

I was going through all of the minifigures that I have wound up with recently and I had a few Mummies and a small pile of skeletons. I think I will pull out some scared heads and surround a creator house with all of these guys and those undead I found. Make the minifigs in the house scared to come out.

its happening!

Duplo animal bone? Giraffe maybe?

Unfortunately I don't have 7965 built at the moment. I can tell you the builds are nearly identical in concept and a review video I watched stated the base of the ships are the same in plate placement. The biggest noticeable difference to me (other than the color scheme) is that the top of the new Millennium Falcon is much flatter overall and the area where the two front sections connect to the ship look better. If I do end up rebuilding 7965 over the weekend I will certainly take some photos!!

This is absolutely true. Any "new DS" will not be larger than 10188, and will probably be smaller. This makes me lean toward the new one being a display model, not a playset, unless it's along the lines of Cloud City and completely abandons the idea of having the spherical DS shape. Most likely it will simply be a UCS Trash Compactor with limited appeal outside of waste management professionals.

Mine 3 ordered on 8/24 from LEGO Shop at Home are in warehouse

i used GC on a ebay item that i got a refund for .... the GC will still be good as ebay/paypal will refund to the GC ...

save the big ticket ones in there. And if you're a small seller, then make the pennies.

Ok everyone - let's try this one more time! I know you're all on the edge of your seat, waiting with anticipation! Ship Collection 1 Ship Collection 2 Ship Collection 3

Just received the below order status message from Minifigures Plus. Anyone else receive it? Not sure what I want to do, either cancel or just keep the order. I was looking forward to getting sealed cases to keep for collection/investment. Dear buyer,We apologize for the inconvenience but unfortunately we were notified by our supplier today that our stock will be shipped in the hanging strip-style packets. We will of course guarantee the exact same box distribution as the standard packaging. Since the black display case will not be included, if you decide that the strip-style is not of interest for you, please let us know. We will take it upon ourselves to cancel your order and refund it in full. We will be contacting our suppliers to receive full assurance that new shipments will have packaging guarantees. In our experience, the packaging of Collectible Minifigures is not a significant issue to our buyers. Since we are aware that there are some who prefer one or the other, we want to maintain our promises with every pre-order. We hope that you will continue shopping with us and we will do our best to continue offering lower prices and quality customer service. Kind regards,Linda

I'm building my squad of cheerleaders

They didn't retire HH before Halloween, it sold out and they never made more. Maybe they thought it would last? Or since the entire MF theme was ending they decided it was time. R2 was obviously replaced by new UCS sets in the Star Wars (and other) themes at similar price points. DS is different ... Higher price point, more of a play set with all the minifigs. Defies all logic really yet everyone keeps thinking they know Lego's master plan! (Sorry, not all directed to you... Just in general people seem to be repeating the same unknowns over and over as if they're knowns... And I'm tired cranky today )

I went and got a couple extra.

With the Star Wars craze about to start and this set being in the top 25 top sellers on SAH, I can't imagine LEGO retiring this set until at least next year. They may not keep be able to keep up with demand now with buyers and resellers until after the holiday. The number of resellers and their volume continues to grow...concerns me. I hope the demand is high for this item during the holiday to the point resellers are raising prices and not undercutting the prices... will be looking to sell some of these and regain some space.

I over committed so I backed off. I over committed so I backed off.

You have no backbone? Stand behind your decisions.

Thanks - removed the extras from my cart & was able to order just 1

Why would you buy a HH for $400 if you're sitting on 62 already...?

It's also a big expense. For the small time investor like me, I stopped at 3. I can't afford any more. Definitely not returning them though. Buy what you can afford, and assume that you will be holding them for a while .

Now I feel like a handyvac.

Yes, several people put 10K-20K into good sets.

Solid post! I typically put 10K-20K into a good set, yet I have only 6 death stars. I strongly believe I am not alone.